Pangaea: a supercontinent Continental Drift: the theory that the continents slowly drifted Fossil: any trace of an ancient organization preserved in rock
Outline
The Theory of Continental Drift
Wengner made hypothesis about continents
hypothesis is that continents drifted apart
hypothesis includes that the continents were once connected
finds evidence
evidence from landforms-mountain ranges,glacier deposits, coal beds
evidence from fossils
mesosaurus,lystrosaurus, glossopteris
evidence from climate
tropical plants in a place with a polar climate
galciers in South Africa
Scientists Reject Wegner's Theory
Wegner made a new theory of how mountians form
Wegner wasn't able to explain how the continents drifted
Table of Contents
Chapter 1.3
Vocabulary
Pangaea: a supercontinent
Continental Drift: the theory that the continents slowly drifted
Fossil: any trace of an ancient organization preserved in rock
Outline
The Theory of Continental Drift
Scientists Reject Wegner's Theory
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